Dear friends: For some unknown reason, the StartX in the Console keeps hanging forever instead of taking me directly to KDE, as it usually does. I have tried for the past hour doing a soft reboot, then a cold reboot (disconnecting the system), Cnt + C, then retyping the command on the new prompt line. I made sure that my printer is off when booting, etc. Nothing works. The StartX command, after being typed, just hangs forever. I tried the same thing as root. Same thing happens as user or as root. The StartX command is in /usr/X11R6/bin/StartX. I have had a problem with the Startx command on occasion before, but now it just won't work under any circumstances. Would appreciate if someone could troubleshoot this. Thank you in advance. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net